CVT ... is this a reliable design?

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Gordon Powell - 01 Mar 2005 23:29 GMT

I'm looking at a Nissan Murano and never heard of CVT....is this a good,
reliable technology (design)?

Does it hold up over time?

Any horror stories?

Thanks in advance.

Gordon

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NissTech - 02 Mar 2005 01:44 GMT

> I'm looking at a Nissan Murano and never heard of CVT....is this a good,
> reliable technology (design)?

CVT teansmissions have been in used in Eurpoe for over 10 years.

> Does it hold up over time?

Does anyone really know the answer to this question ?

> Any horror stories?

I have personally replaced over 15 CVT transmissions in the Murano since
its release to the American market

> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gordon

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SneakerFreak - 02 Mar 2005 03:28 GMT

On 3/1/05 8:44 PM, in article cU8Vd.97744$pc5.15874@tornado.tampabay.rr.com,

>> Any horror stories?
> I have personally replaced over 15 CVT transmissions in the Murano since
> its release to the American market

Ouch - that's a lot in 2 years....

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Gordon Powell - 02 Mar 2005 09:58 GMT

Interesting. That's the 'thing' that concerns me.

Under what conditions were these 15 Muranos driven to need replacement of
the CVT in such a short period of time?

And at what cost ($)?

> On 3/1/05 8:44 PM, in article
> cU8Vd.97744$pc5.15874@tornado.tampabay.rr.com,
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>> its release to the American market
> Ouch - that's a lot in 2 years....

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Doc - 05 Mar 2005 13:36 GMT

Consumer Reports indicate "much better than average" reliability for this
vehicle from their surveys, with no trend toward transmission problems.

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